Andrews, Texas

Inside Andrews' city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on 0%.

That clay share is close to Andrews County's 2%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79714 overlapping the city. Of its 5,138 homes, 56% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Andrews County

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

56%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Andrews

Foundation repair in Andrews: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 0% of Andrews' mapped land.

About 4,000 of Andrews' 5,138 homes are detached houses.

Who designs the repair	The ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines)
Prices	Cost guide ranges compared

Soil under Andrews city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	0.0%
High water table (limits basements)	0.0%
Septic fields very limited	29.0%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	2.5%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	0.0%
Mapped soil	4,492 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: expansive clay
Faskin	42%	n/a
Triomas	25%	n/a
Douro	16%	n/a
Spraberry	6%	n/a
Wickett	5%	n/a
Ratliff	1%	n/a

Andrews city limits inside Andrews County, shaded by the city's expansive clay share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

With shrink-swell clay on 0% and a shallow water table on 0% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Andrews; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Andrews County

100% of Andrews County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Andrews. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
79714	100%	0	$0

Homes in Andrews

Housing units	5,138
Median year built	1976
Built before 1980	56%
Built 2000 or later	22%
Owner-occupied	77%
Median value, owner-occupied	$196,300
Single-family detached	77%

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Goldsmith	24 mi	0%	0%
Seminole	28 mi	under 1%	under 1%
Odessa	33 mi	1%	1%
Midland	33 mi	5%	2%
Seagraves	43 mi	under 1%	1%
Lamesa	45 mi	under 1%	under 1%
Kermit	45 mi	0%	0%
Los Ybanez	46 mi	0%	0%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status